Another Ayan Hirsi emerging..............

Little known Kaha Aden is another Somali-Italian female writer who has an unbounded ambition of fighting for the rights of Women in Somalia, but she is seemingly starting to hold the wrong end of the stick obviously she will fail if this is the way she has chosen to address Somali women issues.

During her interview with Kenya’s Daily Nation, she has disrespectfully started attacking both the tradition and culture of Somalis and Muslims.

In her Interview she has attacked the dressing code of the Somali women in Mogadishu saying that “the current mode of dressing where women cover their whole bodies leaving only a tiny opening for the eyes, is a survival tactics to save their bodies from violence”

By nature of both the Islamic culture and the Somali tradition, covering the body by Somali women is something very strong and deeply entrenched. The non-spoilt Somali women are by far known for their respect to date, by covering their bodies.

Whether they are living in the neighborhood of Minnesota without fear or in the darkened alleyways of deserted Mogadishu, the Somali women dress will stay forever.

It is not a right that they need from people like Kaha, but a respect they have cherished for years and one that they will pass on from generation to generation.

I believe such statements are very much derogatory, Kaha’s statements as per the report is simply a deviation from the Somali practice during this contemporary times or even old days.

I don’t know whether the writer is putting things she had not said, but all the while, if her interview is anything to go by, her mission is simply a faltered ambition seemingly aimed at propagating certain western ideas which are at the moment unwelcome in both the Islamic world and among the Somali populations.

You cannot fight for the right of women, when you are trying to interfere with the rights they are already enjoying and rights that are enshrined in their Islamic teachings unless you are indirectly telling Somali women to divert from their religion.

Kaha you are simply talking before you can even walk.

You can read the story about Kaha Aden which is based on her recent trip to Kenya clicking on this link.

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The media in Kenya distorted the success of Somali businesses, they talk about piracy, but I say it is a mere stereotype.

As usual the smearing campaign against Somali businesses and properties in Kenya continues unabated, with the local media shamefully spreading stereotype stories, propaganda and prejudice aimed at misleading the public.

Out of ignorance or even hatred, Kenyan national dailies have been working on fictions especially on the issue of piracy with claims that the mushrooming Somali properties and businesses in Kenya are funded by pirates.

The Western media have taken the same path, packaging information with heavy claims against a community whose businesses largely relies on trustworthiness, sheer determination and hard work.
The smearing campaigns are so bold that the security of the Somali businesses is jeopardized. With little or no understanding of the Somali community, the media is circulating a new demon they call “The Illegal Somali Business".

A stereotype common to media thoughts, portrays Somalis as a filthy community. Reporters who cover the piracy world often know very little details about it. The media then develops a distorted image of the Wealthy Somali Community.

In Kenya, both the Daily Nation and the Standard are creating inaccurate ideas about the Somali businesses. Their ignorance on how Somalis handle investments is clearly expressed on how they have failed to show the History of the Somali merchandise.

They failed to identify that the Somali economy is a global empire, not only in Africa but in Americas and Europe. Piracy actively started in 2006 but the Somali business was booming before at an impressive pace.

This ignorance that the media accumulates about the wealth of Somalis also includes manipulation, purposely because of biased feelings, by the media to present a negative image about the community.

Somalis are naturally aggressive when it comes to business; most of their businesses are built on cooperation with unwritten agreements because trustworthy is the cornerstone of the Community’s trading activities.

But, the true side of success stories most often does not correspond to the media’s reports. As Somali business empire grows more and more, the biased media in Kenya and in the West will eventually learn the truth and find out that these negative stereotypes are incorrect.

Piracy will stop anytime soon, but the Somali businesses will never collapse.

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